§ 16-109
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§16–109.
(a)This section applies only to commission counties.
(b)The county commissioners of a county shall:
(1)impose taxes on property within the county subject to taxation; and
(2)provide for the collection of the taxes.
(c)The imposition of taxes required under this section may be made by the county commissioners of a county wholly or partly by estimate.
(d)The county commissioners of a county shall use property tax revenue to:
(1)support the courts;
(2)compensate jurors and county or State witnesses;
(3)pay outpensions established by the county commissioners or by the trustees of the poor;
(4)pay the funeral expenses of the poor; and
(5)pay and discharge all claims on or against the county that have been expressly or impliedly authorized by law.